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Aureus with bust of Commodus
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 189
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 20.5 mm. Weight: 7.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
MCOMMANTP FELAVGBRITPP
Reverse: Concordia stands, head to left, phiale in right hand, scepter in left.
CONCORDIAE CO MMODIAVG
MCOMMANTP FELAVGBRITPP
Reverse: Concordia stands, head to left, phiale in right hand, scepter in left.
CONCORDIAE CO MMODIAVG
ProvenanceBy 1972: with Bank Leu & Co., A.G., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Bank Leu & Co., A.G., May 10, 1972